Engels [adj]Duits [adj] ▶otiose [adj] He spent the afternoon in otiose conversation. ▶müßig [adj] Am Nachmittag verbrachte er die Zeit mit müßiger Unterhaltung. ▶otiose [adj] All their warnings were otiose. ▶vergeblich [adj] Alle ihre Warnungen waren vergeblich. ▶otiose [adj] ▶nichtig [adj] ▶otiose [adj] His argument was otiose and led nowhere. ▶zwecklos [adj] Sein Argument war zwecklos und führte zu nichts. ▶otiose [adj] They tried for hours, but the search was otiose. ▶fruchtlos [adj] Sie haben stundenlang gesucht, aber die Suche war fruchtlos.